GE SBC346 3U OpenVPX Single Board Computer Brochure

It’s no exaggeration to say that the VMEbus has been one
of the most successful computing architectures in history.
VPX is intended to extend and build on that success.

Anyone who has worked in rugged, indus-
trial or defense computing owes a debt 
to VME. But the latest applications are 
making demands that VME simply  cannot 
meet, and that is the reason VPX

*

 was 

developed by VITA (VMEbus International 
Trade Association).

VPX is a direct descendant of VME, and 
has the support of the majority of leading 
 vendors and integrators who relied on its 
predecessor. The goal of VPX is to bring 
 rugged industrial and defense  computing 

into the era of serial switched fabric 
 backplanes while still preserving many of 
the features which made VME successful.

VPX is an open standard which utilizes the 
familiar 3U and 6U card sizes of VME. It 
offers true rugged capabilities, including 
conduction cooling and resistance to shock 
and vibration. At the same time it offers 
higher power budgets, more signal density 
and a far faster serial backplane.

*The original standard, VITA 46, has now become known as VPX.

Thank you, VME
Hello, VPX